Tag Archives: struggle
Syrian rebels unite to retake strategic town near Damascus
By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have counter-attacked east of Damascus to retake a town that served as a conduit for arms from Jordan into the capital before it was seized by government forces last month, rebel sources said. The rebels' struggle to end four decades of Assad family rule has been complicated in part by internal divisions along ideological and political lines, as well as a shortage of heavy weaponry that could decisively turn the tide of conflict. .. Continue reading
Bulgaria rightists seek to cobble together government
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria's center-right GERB party was scrambling to form a government on Monday, determined to cobble together an alliance that could ease concerns over the future of the EU's poorest country. Continue reading
Syrian opposition opens first embassy, says world lets it down
By Yara Bayoumy and Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) – A Syrian opposition bloc recognized by the Arab League as the sole representative for Syria opened its first embassy in Qatar on Wednesday in a diplomatic blow to President Bashar al-Assad. But opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib, who took Syria's seat at an Arab summit in Doha on Tuesday, used the ribbon-cutting ceremony to voice his frustration with world powers for failing to do more to help in the two-year-old struggle to topple Assad. … Continue reading
Couple goes gourmet to lose weight — and dog shapes up
The Taylors clear their house of junk food and struggle to find time to exercise. Continue reading
Both moms and dads stressed out by ‘having it all’
The struggle to balance work and family life is stressing out working dads almost as much as it’s stressing out working moms, leaving many parents with young children feeling like they are always rushed. Continue reading
Cordial nomination hearing for Cordray
The Republicans lost the struggle over the Dodd-Frank law to impose new rules on the financial sector, but three years later they’re still tenaciously fighting what’s probably the best-known Dodd-Frank creation: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Continue reading
LinkedIn shares soar after stellar results
(Reuters) – Shares of LinkedIn Corp climbed nearly 21 percent in midday trading on Friday on results that beat analysts' estimates for the seventh quarter in a row. The social networking website for professionals reported on Thursday an 81 percent increase in fourth-quarter revenue and raised its forecast for the current first quarter. Several research firms raised their price targets for the company Continue reading
Seabed a hotbed of controversy for Philippines, China
Ordinary fishermen caught in geopolitical power struggle over South China Sea. Continue reading
Egypt’s Mubarak to get new trial over killings
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the ousted leader in the killing of hundreds of protesters, a ruling likely to further unsettle a nation still reeling from political turmoil and complicate the struggle of his Islamist successor to assert his authority. Continue reading
Performing arts face strikes, layoffs, bankruptcy
As preforming arts groups struggle, the communities they serve risk a cultural deficit. Continue reading
